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Coastal area in Sardinia, Italy
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Costa Smeralda is a famous resort area in north-eastern Sardinia.
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Star of the Sea
The church is a landmark of Porto Cervo, built in the 1960s by the architect Michele Busiri Vici in so-called neo-Sardinian style which was inspired by the Nuragic monuments of Sardinia, the traditional architecture of the Greek islands and the Byzantine architecture of Orthodox Christianity. The church hosts the original of the Mater Dolorosa by El Greco. The church is decorated with sculptures, furniture and the bronze doors with Annunciation bas-reliefs by the sculptor Luciano Minguzzi. An 18th-century pipe organ is in there. The sculptures of St. Joseph and Pope Giovanni Paolo II by Pinuccio Sciola are installed outside. The architectural simplicity of the church contrasts with the luxury of the yacht marina and the jet set life around. The church's location offers panoramic views of the entire bay.
A nightclub in Porto Cervo.
The Bougainvillae is a residence offering one studio, one bedroom apartment and two bedroom apartments. All with private bath, living room, patio or balcony, satellite TV and Wi-Fi connection. Other services include the swimming pool and private parking. Weekly prices.
Hotel rated 4 stars and is renovated in 2012. In front of Yacht-Club Costa Smeralda with panoramic seaview.
In the heart of the Gallurese countryside, a stone's throw away from the sea of the Costa Smeralda.
By boat
Ferries to Olbia from the Italian mainland. Olbia is connected to the ports of Civitavecchia (northwest of Rome) and Livorno year-round, as well as with Genoa and Piombino during the summer.
By bus
Regional buses from Olbia, Arzachena, Santa Teresa Gallura (for ferries to Bonifacio in Corsica).
By car
In order to have access to remote (some say the best of the) beaches you will probably need to hire a car (mopeds are not so good on the bumpy tracks down to the beaches).).
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Olbia (SS) · International · OLB
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